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Washington Post | Opinion Say no to China’s membership on the U.N. Human Rights Council

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/global-opinions/wp/2016/10/24/say-no-to-chinas-membership-on-the-u-n-human-rights-council/?utm_term=.516c08ed9bbc#comments Yang Jianli is founder and president of Initiatives for China. A former Tiananmen Square activist, he was...

Steps to Make the United Nations Address China’s Human Rights Situation More Effectively

Steps to Make the United Nations Address China's Human Rights Situation More Effectively   The following suggestions were made by Dr. Yang Jianli, president of Initiatives for China/Citizen Power for China at the Forum entitled "Advance Human Rights:  the United...

Ilham Tohti listed as one of the 2016 Sakharov Prize Nominees.

Sakharov Prize 2016: nominees revealed http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20160909STO41754/sakharov-prize-2016-nominees-revealed Journalist Can Dündar and fellow defenders of freedom of thought and expression in Turkey, the Crimean Tatar leader Mustafa...

A statement on the victory of Democrats in Hong Kong’s Legislative Council Election by Initiatives for China/Citizen Power for China (IFC/CPFC)

A statement on the victory of Democrats in Hong Kong's Legislative Council Election by Initiatives for China/Citizen Power for China (IFC/CPFC) Sept. 5, 2016   The results of the sixth Hong Kong's Legislative Council (LegCo) election was announced today, and the...